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» Buddhist transformation - 24-January-2010
Buddhist transformation January 24, 2010 Lhundub Tendron, center, is the spiritual program director at the Kadampa Center, where she teaches classes, answers questions and helps run operations. BY YONAT SHIMRON - Staff Writer News Observer January 21, 2010 RALEIGH - The Venerable Lhundub Tendron wasn't always a Buddhist nun. For most of her life, she wasn't even a Buddhist. She was Leslie Inman, a New Orleans native living in Charlotte who was separated from her husband and searching, not very consciously, for inner peace. She found it in a meditation group that taught her the fundamentals of mindfulness according to the technique developed by the famous Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh. But there was no conversion moment. She wasn't struck by lightning. Nor did she knowingly reject a previous religious path. She just started noticing things. One day on her daily walk, she noticed a beautiful sunset and realized she probably would have missed it in years past. In the next days, she noticed

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» Kalimpong: Princess of the Himalayas - 24-January-2010
Kalimpong: Princess of the Himalayas January 24, 2010 Bangalore Mirror January 21, 2010 Kalimpong is a quiet and picturesque hill station of West Bengal on the banks of the river Teesta. It is located at the foothills of the Himalayas at an altitude of 1250 metres, adjacent to the state of Sikkim and very close to Darjeeling and Gangtok. The small town is inhabited by Nepali, Bhutanese, Bengali and Tibetan population which can be witnessed in its fusion culture and heritage. Surrounded by immense natural beauty, Kalimpong is dotted with tea and orchid gardens, monasteries and colonial cottages. Sightseeing Highlights Kalimpong has three impressive Buddhist monasteries. Tharpa Choling Monastery built in 1937 belongs to the Gelupka sect of Tibetan Buddhism, headed by the Dalai Lama. The monastery has a vast library of Buddhist manuscripts. Thongsha Gumpha built in early 17th century is a Bhutanese monastery, and perhaps the oldest in Kalimpong. Zong Dog Palri Fo Brang Monastery, 5 km fr

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» US: Clinton to Press for Internet Freedom - 24-January-2010
US: Clinton to Press for Internet Freedom January 24, 2010 Speech Recognizes Internet as Integral to Development and Stability For Immediate Release Human Rights Watch January 21, 2010 Washington, DC, January 21 - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton?s speech on internet freedom today, in which she said the US will devote the "diplomatic, economic, and technological resources necessary" to press for internet freedom, could have broad implications for human rights online, Human Rights Watch said. "Secretary Clinton has elevated internet freedom to a key US priority by confronting governments that censor online speech and supporting companies that stand up for human rights," said Arvind Ganesan, business and human rights director for Human Rights Watch.  "The challenge now will be to put these goals into practice by incorporating internet freedom into diplomacy, trade policy, and meaningful pressure on companies to act responsibly." In her speech today,

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» Tibetans Seek a Way out of Impasse - 24-January-2010
Tibetans Seek a Way out of Impasse January 24, 2010 Tibetans seek a way out of impasse By Saransh Sehgal Asia Times January 22, 2010 DHARAMSALA, India - Beijing, stung by rioting in Tibet, hardened it stance against the Dalai Lama last year, convincing United States President Barack Obama and other Western leaders not to meet the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. Talks between Beijing and the Dalai Lama's envoys haven?t taken place since November 2008, with each blaming the other for the deadlock after riots in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, eight months earlier. Stepping up their rhetoric, Chinese officials called the Dalai Lama "a wolf in sheep's skin". The Tibetan government in exile now says it will sidestep the blame game and seek the earliest resumption of talks. "The Tibet issue needs to be resolved through dialogue and negotiation between the Tibetan and People's Republic of China leadership," Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibe

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» Google puts focus on China cyberwar fears - 24-January-2010
Google puts focus on China cyberwar fears January 24, 2010 Reuters January 21, 2010 Google Inc's threat to quit China over cyber attacks and censorship highlights US fears that a more powerful Beijing is tapping government and corporate computer networks to steal secrets and to prepare for potential conflicts. Ties between the United States, the world's largest economy, and China, a rising rival, are already strained by jockeying for resources, regional influence, currency exchange rate advantages, trade protectionism charges and arms sales to Taiwan, among other things. US intelligence agencies for years have warned government officials and corporations that Chinese hackers have been piercing sensitive networks and preparing for any clash as bilateral ties wax and wane. Outsourcing, a cost-cutting strategy adopted by many U.S. companies, contributes to the cyber threat, according to Larry Wortzel, a member of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, an advisory panel t

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» Google tests loyalties of China's wired generation - 24-January-2010
Google tests loyalties of China's wired generation January 24, 2010 By Chris Buckley Reuters January 21, 2010 BEIJING - When Google threw down the gauntlet to China's Internet censors, it also challenged the loyalties of the nation's wired generation. These tech-savvy Chinese in their 20s and 30s grew up in far greater affluence and openness than their parents. Many are pulled between patriotic pride and a yearning for more say over their own lives, even if they accept Communist Party control. The Google dispute may become a telling test of how they balance loyalties to their country with their desire for unfettered expression and access to information, and this response could shape how Beijing handles the dispute. "The special feature of the Internet is that companies like Google see that expanding their profits is tied to expanding their freedom," said Chen Yongmiao, a Chinese activist whose own website has been restricted by authorities. "It's a test. How much you su

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» Hu's "New Deal" with Tibet: Chinese Characteristics and Tibetan Traits?... - 24-January-2010
Hu's "New Deal" with Tibet: Chinese Characteristics and Tibetan Traits? January 24, 2010 By Willy Lam China Brief Volume: 10 Issue: 2 www.jamestown.org January 22, 2010 The Hu Jintao administration has significantly tightened policy over Tibet in an apparent attempt to ensure the proverbial Chinese Communist Party?s "long reign and perennial stability? in the restive region. More hard-line cadres are being appointed to run the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). While unprecedented aid has been pledged for the estimated 6.5 million Tibetans living in the TAR as well as the neighboring provinces of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai, the bulk of the new infrastructure projects also serve to speed up Han Chinese migration. These multi-pronged measures seem geared toward defusing possible disturbances in the event of the demise of the 75-year-old Dalai Lama. Meanwhile, prospects for the resumption of dialogue between Beijing and the exiled spiritual leader have become more dismal than ever. The

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» China irked over Costa Rican Presidential candidate's plan to name stadium after Dalai Lama... - 24-January-2010
China irked over Costa Rican Presidential candidate's plan to name stadium after Dalai Lama January 24, 2010 Phayul January 22, 2010 Dharamsala, January 22 - China has objected to a pledge by a Costa Rican presidential candidate to name a stadium in the San Jose after Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama saying it "is not in line with the common desires of the two countries", reported the Indo Asian News Service. Otton Solis, leader of the centre-left Citizen Action Party, had said that he would name the stadium after the exiled leader to highlight Costa Rica's lack of economic dependence. Reacting to Solis, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement Thursday that the stadium "represents the Chinese people's friendship with Costa Ricans". China has contributed $83 million to build it. The 35,000-capacity stadium will have offices for 32 sports federations, giant video screens, a sports museum, a track-and-field course and rooms for table tennis, fencing and ch

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» Exile Tibetan government optimistic about resumption of talks... - 24-January-2010
Exile Tibetan government optimistic about resumption of talks January 24, 2010 Exile Tibetan government optimistic about resumption of talks Phayul January 22, 2010 Dharamsala, Jan 22 - The exile Tibetan government has said it will sidestep the blame game with China and seek the earliest resumption of talks, reported the Asia Times Online. "The Tibet issue needs to be resolved through dialogue and negotiation between the Tibetan and People's Republic of China leadership," Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile, told Asia Times Online. "I wish Tibetans' hopes will become a reality." "Everybody has the right to hope for better a relationship between Dharamsala and Beijing because the Tibet issue needs to be resolved through dialogue and negotiation between the Tibetan and People's Republic of China leadership," Rinpoche was quoted as saying. The former academician said the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama "are in regu

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» New Man Same Chair - 24-January-2010
New Man Same Chair January 24, 2010 By Bhuchung D. Sonam Phayul January 16, 2010 Pema Thinley's (also called Padma Choling) appointment as a governor of the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) under China is widely reported by Reuters, BBC, The Strait?s Times and many other news media around the world. However, for Tibetans, inside Tibet and in exile, the news came as just another regimented official exchange of position in a carefully manufactured show. Jampa Phuntsok (Chin. Qiangba Puncog), Pema Thinley and others who apparently hold high positions are mascots to show the world that Tibetans are fairly represented and happy in the Motherland. But in fact, they mostly do the barking when Beijing raises a stick and wag their tails when Beijing shows a bowl of chicken noodles. The real decision-making power in Tibet is held by Zhang Qingli, a Chinese and the local Party boss. Zhang is a hardliner, who became infamous for calling His Holiness the Dalai Lama ?a wolf in monk?s clothes

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» Senior Tibetan Communist criticizes government on ethnic policies... - 24-January-2010
Senior Tibetan Communist criticizes government on ethnic policies January 24, 2010 By Kalsang Rinchen Phayul January 20, 2010 Dharamsala, January 20 - A prominent Tibetan Communist has criticized the Chinese government?s ethnic and religious affairs policies, according to boxun.com, a US based website. Yangling Dorjee, a senior Tibetan Communist from Derge County of Ganzi (Tibetan: Karzde) Prefecture, gave his personal perspectives on China?s Policy on Ethnic and Religious Affairs? vis-à-vis the events of 1979, 1989 and 2009 in the Tibetan areas of Sichuan?. Yang was speaking at the 6th Seminar on Tibet in Chengdu on Dec 19, 2009, organized by Sichuan Tibetology Research Society, of which Yang is the Chairman. Yang who had personally worked in organizing the seminar had invited 120 Tibetan scholars from Sichuan, TAR, Qinghai and Yunnan Provinces. Yang joined the Communist Party in 1949. He had previously held various important posts in the government including the Vice Governor

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» World Report: Abusers Target Human Rights Messengers - 24-January-2010
World Report: Abusers Target Human Rights Messengers January 24, 2010 Rights-Respecting Governments Should Speak Up to Protect Defenders Human Rights Watch (HRW) JANUARY 20, 2010 The Tibet Autonomous Region and the adjacent Tibetan autonomous areas in Qinghai, Sichuan, Gansu, and Yunnan provinces remain tense, closely monitored, and saturated with troops long after the eruption of protests in the region in March 2008. Two Tibetans were executed in 2009 for their involvement in the 2008 protests. At this writing, foreigners' access to Tibet remains tightly constrained. The whereabouts of several hundred Tibetans accused of participating in the protests remain unknown. While several trials have been held, they have been highly politicized affairs. The trials of Phurbu Tsering, a Tibetan religious leader in Sichuan, and Dhondup Wangcheng, arrested in connection with the filming of an unauthorized documentary in 2008, were indefinitely postponed by authorities in 2009 after reports of tor

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» Where Does the Crime "Subversion of State Power" Come From? - 24-January-2010
Where Does the Crime "Subversion of State Power" Come From? January 24, 2010 by Woeser www.highpeakspureearth.com January 12, 2010 High Peaks Pure Earth has translated a blogpost by Woeser that was originally written for Radio Free Asia on January 12, 2010 and posted on her blog on January 20, 2010. This article mentions Dhondup Wangchen and Liu Xiaobo. Dhondup Wangchen was sentenced to 6 years imprisonment on December 28, 2009 for making the documentary film "Leaving Fear Behind". The sentence was reported by international media, including Reuters, and attracted the attention of international human rights groups, including Amnesty International. Liu Xiaobo's sentencing to 11 years imprisonment on December 25, 2009 for his role in drafting Charter 08 provoked international outcry. Beijing - Recently there was once again some bad news that Dhondup Wangchen was sentenced to 6 years in prison. Four days before the end of 2009, a sentence was handed out to him in secret in Xinin

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» A Tibetan Awarded Go-Dan in Karate - 24-January-2010
A Tibetan Awarded Go-Dan in Karate January 24, 2010 Tibet House Japan January 22, 2010 Tokyo - Tsering Dorjee, a young Tibetan from Gangtok, Sikkim was awarded Black belt Go-dan degree from International Karate Do Gojukai Association (IKGA), World Headquarter, Tokyo, Japan after going through the rigorous test and competitions in Tokyo. Go-dan degree, equivalent to PHD degree is considered to be one of the highest accomplishments in martial art world. Dorjee is a great fan of martial art; he acquired his first black belt in 1992 from All India Budokai Association, Madras. He had earlier won the All India National Championship Gold Medal for three successive years 1993, 1994 and 1995. Dorjee worked with Security Department of Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, India. He trains people in Karate and has many students under his guidance. In 2001, under the scholarship of TEIKI Security International, CTA sent him to Tokyo for further training. He practiced for a year and half,

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» China-funded stadium to be named after Dalai Lama - 24-January-2010
China-funded stadium to be named after Dalai Lama January 24, 2010 IANS January 22, 2010 Beijing - The Chinese government has said a Costa Rican presidential candidate's pledge to name a stadium in San Jose after Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama "is not in line with the common desires of the two countries". In a statement to EFE on Thursday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the stadium "represents the Chinese people's friendship with Costa Ricans". China has contributed USD 83 million to build it. The ministry was responding to statements by Otton Solis, leader of the centre-left Citizen Action Party, that he would name the stadium after the exiled leader to highlight Costa Rica's lack of economic dependence. The Dalai Lama has been living in exile in Dharamsala in India since a failed Tibetan uprising against the Chinese government in 1959. He acknowledges that Tibet is part of China, but Beijing still considers him a revolutionary. The 35,000-capacity stadium

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» '300 arrested in Tibet in 2009; still in detention' - 24-January-2010
'300 arrested in Tibet in 2009; still in detention' January 24, 2010 SIFY (India) January 22, 2010 Around 300 people, 'arbitrarily' arrested in Tibet last year, are still under detention, the Tibetan government-in-exile said here in its report Friday. 'In 2009, some 300 Tibetans were arbitrarily arrested and they are still under detention. Eleven Tibetans were sentenced to life imprisonment,' said Ugen Tenzin, executive director of the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy, in this north Indian hill station. 'Human rights violations continue unabated with impunity and there is no sign of let up by the Chinese government,' said the report released by the centre, which monitors human rights in Tibet. It said that religious institutions across Tibet continue to face steady decline in the quality of education due to continuous restrictions on activities and movements of Tibetan monks and nuns. 'The year 2009 in Tibet witnessed intensification of the patriotic education campaign in

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» A chicken and egg dilemma in Tibet - 24-January-2010
A chicken and egg dilemma in Tibet January 24, 2010 April Orcutt The San Francisco Chronicle January 22, 2010          As far as I could tell, no chickens were on the bus. In my three-month solo exploration of Tibet and China, I had traveled on many buses with chickens. But this rough two-day journey north across the bleak Tibetan Plateau - from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to Golmud, once known as the "Chinese gulag" - should have no squawking. The driver assigned me to an aisle seat in the third-to-last row of the crowded and funky bus, which was destined to negotiate potholes and frost heaves for 700 empty miles. A pleasant Chinese man sat across the aisle from me. Through traveler charades I divined that he was an art teacher, and the black-and-white sketches of village life he showed me weren't bad. He offered me a drink. The drink was in a plastic chicken. I had seen orange juice in glass oranges, lemonade in plastic lemons and l

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» Tibet in History this Week - 24-January-2010
Tibet in History this Week January 24, 2010 TibetanReview January 23, 2010 Jan 19, 2009 - The TAR regional people's congress rubberstamped a motion to observe Mar 28 as "Serfs Liberation Day" holiday, marking the day in 1959 when Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai issued a decree to dissolve the "local" government of Tibet and proclaimed the start of "democratic reforms" there. Jan 19, 1988 - The Dalai Lama met with the Indian Prime Minister, Mr Rajiv Gandhi, and, reportedly, sought India's help for Tibetans to regain their political and democratic rights. Jan 20, 1963 - In Beijing, China signed a borderline protocol with Nepal. Jan 21, 1972 - The Dalai Lama, en route to Thailand, told newsmen in Calcutta that he favoured a plebiscite on Tibet's future. China reacted, Jan 27, attacking India for allowing him to hold the press conference and to make a visit abroad. Jan 21-23, 1997 - Around 240 exile Tibetan representatives took part in a three-day workshop in Dhar

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» Petitioners protest China?s exhibition on Tibet in Tokyo - 24-January-2010
Petitioners protest China?s exhibition on Tibet in Tokyo January 24, 2010 TibetanReview January 23, 2010 A delegation from the Tibet Support group in Japan on Jan 21 presented to the country?s Ministry of Cultural Affairs a set of 600 petitions from the public criticizing the hosting of a Chinese propaganda exhibition on Tibet which concluded in Tokyo recently. The delegation was headed by Mr Makino Sheishu, Member of Parliament and chairman of Japanese Parliamentary Groups for Tibet. The petitions were handed to the office of Mr Takahira Kozo, Superintendent of History and Museum section of Japan?s Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Japanese supporters of the Tibetan struggle had staged a series of protests during the holding of the exhibition. The exhibition, consisting of artefacts and other items put together from occupied Tibet, was organized by the Chinese government in collaboration with Japanese business establishments and Japan?s Ministry of Cultural Affairs. The protester contend

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» China to focus on lithium mining in Tibet - 24-January-2010
China to focus on lithium mining in Tibet January 24, 2010 TibetanReview January 23, 2010 Tibet Mineral Development Co., Ltd, the only listed mining company in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), hopes to become the biggest lithium producer in the PRC and, perhaps, even in the world, after it integrates the lithium resources in the region?s salt lakes, reported China?s official Xinhua news agency Jan 21. The current global capacity of lithium carbonate averages only 40,000 to 50,000 tons. The company is currently focusing on developing the lithium carbonate project in the Zhabuye Salt Lake. It plans to produce 5,000 tons in the first phase of he construction of this project and 20,000 tons in the second phase. The lake's lithium carbonate reserves are estimated at 2.4 million tons. Tibet Mineral Development Co., Ltd holds 40 percent the shares of the Shengyuan Mining Group Corporation, which was founded on Dec 16, 2009 and is expected to serve as a major platform for restructuring Tibet's

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» The Google war: China calls US an 'information imperialist'... - 24-January-2010
The Google war: China calls US an 'information imperialist' January 24, 2010 Speech by Hillary Clinton on internet freedom provokes angry response By Clifford Coonan in Beijing The Independent January 23, 2010 China responded with a fierce broadside yesterday after Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, attacked its record on internet freedom. The country labelled Washington an "information imperialist" and said accusations that China was manipulating the internet for its own ends were false. Web giant Google's threat to leave China over cyber attacks on rights activists and internet censorship, combined with Ms Clinton's strong denunciation of censorship, have caused the Google affair to escalate into a major row between Washington and Beijing. The Chinese say the tension between the two superpowers is harming diplomatic ties, and Beijing officials told Ms Clinton to "stop finger-pointing". "The US side had criticised China's policies on Internet adminis

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» Sino-U.S. ties hit new snag over Internet issues - 24-January-2010
Sino-U.S. ties hit new snag over Internet issues January 24, 2010 Web censorship and alleged hacking by China, as underscored by Google's recent complaint, have further soured relations between the nations. By Paul Richter and David Pierson The Los Angeles Times January 23, 2010 Reporting from Washington and Beijing - The U.S.-Chinese relationship, already being tested by rising trade tension during President Obama's first year, has been rocked by new turbulence as the administration has sought to prove its commitment to human rights around the world. The two governments are at odds over planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, American overtures to Tibet and, now, the issue of Internet freedom that has been vividly raised by allegations against China from Google. After Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton complained in Cold War terms on Thursday about China's Internet intrusions, Chinese officials shot back Friday that her remarks were "harmful to Sino-American relations" an

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» China eyes grand plan to develop Tibetan regions - 24-January-2010
China eyes grand plan to develop Tibetan regions January 24, 2010 By CARA ANNA, The Associated Press The Washington Post January 22, 2010 BEIJING - China's top leaders say Tibet's development must include Tibetan areas in neighboring provinces - a move likely aimed at tying the region tighter to the rest of the country after deadly riots two years ago. Chinese President Hu Jintao told the first high-level meeting on Tibet in nine years that the development would require hard work to prevent "penetration and sabotage" by separatists working for Tibet's independence, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported late Friday. Hu also said at this week's meeting that residents' awareness of being part of China should be constantly enhanced, Xinhua reported. The meeting was the first of its kind since the deadly riots in March 2008, the largest uprising against Chinese rule in decades. Chinese-owned shops and government offices were attacked in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, and other tradi

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» 2009 a year of arbitrary convictions and heightened repression in Tibet... - 24-January-2010
2009 a year of arbitrary convictions and heightened repression in Tibet January 24, 2010 TCHRD January 22, 2010 The year 2009 was no different when it comes to violation of human rights of the Tibetan people inside Tibet by the Chinese authorities. For Tibetans inside Tibet it?s been yet another year of heightened security, repression, isolation and suppression. The year encapsulated with numbers of highly sensitive anniversaries in Chinese calendar was dealt with an iron fist. The year 2009 marked 50 years of exile for the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people. In five decades the Tibetan people have suffered enormous hardships and systematic human rights abuses by the government of People?s Republic of China (PRC). Human rights violations continue unabated with impunity and there is no sign of let up by the government. During the year 2009, fast track courts in Tibet issued death penalty to five Tibetans for their participation in the spring 2008 protests. Turning deaf ears to the globa

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» The Cyberpunks & Its Cohorts - 24-January-2010
The Cyberpunks & Its Cohorts January 24, 2010 China's mounting cyber terrorism and Google?s cheap trade tricks By Chime Tenzing Phayul January 20, 2010 Ironically or paradoxically - whatever you may call it, while the world media is inundated with the news about the war of words between Google and China over the latter?s blatant and barefaced cyber attacks through cyber-espionage, theft and hackings, I was nonchalantly, by means of Google?s search engine, trying to dig out some information on the recent Google-China fracas! I was momentarily carried away by the fact that finally Google ? the world?s most popular search engine is out exposing shenanigans of the communist China with its reported decision to pull out from China after almost four years of its kowtowing to Chinese cyber pundits! But it is too early to write anything positive on these developments that have been taking place in the past one week. The reports that have been making rounds recently said - "Google was thin

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» Leadership shifts in Tibet indicate Party priorities of military control and 'stability'... - 24-January-2010
Leadership shifts in Tibet indicate Party priorities of military control and 'stability' January 24, 2010 ICT report International Campaign for Tibet January 22, 2010 A former officer in the People?s Liberation Army, Pema Trinley (Chinese transliteration: Baima Chilin)  has been appointed Governor of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), while former Chairman Jampa Phuntsog (Chinese: Xiangba Pingcuo) has taken early resignation from the post. The changes were announced at a routine meeting of the regional legislature in Lhasa, and appear to have been tailored to accommodate the retirement of Legqog (Chinese: Lieque) as Chairman of the legislature, who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 65. Leadership shifts in Tibet are closely observed for signs that the Party may be seeking to hold officials to account for policy failures that led to widespread protests across Tibet from March 2008 onwards, but there is no evidence in this case that the changes signal any new approach on

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» Tibetan people offer long-life prayers for the Dalai Lama - 24-January-2010
Tibetan people offer long-life prayers for the Dalai Lama January 24, 2010 By Phurbu Thinley Phayul January 23, 2010 Dharamsala, Jan 23 - Tibetan people led by the Tibetan Government-in-Exile conducted a very elaborate Tenshug (long-life prayer offering) ceremony for His Holiness the Dalai Lama here this morning as a collective expression of gratitude and reverence for his leadership. In his brief address following the prayer ceremony, the 74-year old exiled Tibetan leader thanked both the Tibetan government and the Tibetan people for the long-life prayer offerings. The ceremony was attended by senior officials, including the Tibetan Prime Minister Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche and his cabinet members, of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. The Dalai Lama's special envoy Lodi Gyari and envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen, who are currently in Dharamsala for a task for meeting, were also present during the ceremonial function. Cultural songs and dances were presented by school children and performers repres

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» River Life in Laos - 22-January-2010
A look at the intimate connection between the Mekong River and the daily lives of the Laotian people. playerFile = "http://www.rfa.org/english/FlashPlayer.swf"; fpFileURL = "http://a9.g.akamai.net/f/9/9391/6h/rfa.download.akamai.com/21309/ENG/Laos1VIENTIANE-final.flv"; fpPreviewImageURL = " "; playerSize = "610x380"; videoScreenSize = "610x343"; fpButtonSize = "70x70"; fpAction = "play"; Related links: Traveling down the Mekong River Copyright © 1998-2010 Radio Free Asia. All rights reserved. © Radio Free Asia

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» Men Held Over Uyghur Deaths - 22-January-2010
Authorities in China detain suspects in the latest in a string of violent attacks on ethnic Uyghurs. Photo provided by a listener. Kaynam Jappar, one of several Uyghurs recently attacked, shown in a Jan. 6, 2005 photo. HONG KONG—Authorities in the central Chinese province of Hubei have detained at least one man in connection with the beating to death of two ethnic minority Uyghurs during an apparent shoplifting attempt. "We are dealing with [the case] here. [The suspects] have been detained," an employee who answered the phone at government offices in Hubei's Wuxue city said. "There will certainly be [charges brought]. This is a judicial procedure," the employee said. "It will take one or two days to complete." The case comes less than two weeks after the stabbing death of a Uyghur waiter, Tursun, in the southern city of Shenzhen, and amid simmering tensions following deadly ethnic riots in the western region of Xinjiang last July. Beijing has blamed exiled Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kade

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» Downstream Dangers - 22-January-2010
The release of excess rainwater from overburdened dams in Vietnam has catastrophic results on river communities downstream in Cambodia. playerFile = "http://www.rfa.org/english/FlashPlayer.swf"; fpFileURL = "http://a9.g.akamai.net/f/9/9391/6h/rfa.download.akamai.com/21309/ENG/Cambodia1RAT.flv"; fpPreviewImageURL = " "; playerSize = "610x380"; videoScreenSize = "610x343"; fpButtonSize = "70x70"; fpAction = "play"; Related links: Traveling down the Mekong River Copyright © 1998-2010 Radio Free Asia. All rights reserved. © Radio Free Asia

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» Tibetans warn Beijing on thirst for freedom - 27-November-2008
Tibetans warn Beijing on thirst for freedom November 27, 2008 By Amy Yee in Dharamsala The Financial Times November 24, 2008 Tibetan leaders have backed the Dalai Lama's long-standing policy of pursuing autonomy for their homeland under Chinese sovereignty but said they would suspend negotiations with China and consider pushing for independence if the stalemate drags on. Nearly 600 Tibetans signalled their impatience and frustration at the end of a historic week-long "special meeting" convened at their exile capital in Dharamsala, northern India. "The majority were for the 'middle way'. But looking at the [actions] of China in recent times, we've decided we will not send our envoys for further contact," said Dolma Gyari, deputy speaker of the Tibetan parliament-in-exile. "If China doesn't respond positively to our initiative, there will be no alternative but to . . . pursue complete independence." Envoys of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, said r

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» OPINION: What we don't hear about Tibet - 13-February-2009
OPINION: What we don't hear about Tibet February 13, 2009 While the world moralises over China's occupation, feudalism and abuse in Tibetan culture has been conveniently forgotten o Sorrel Neuss, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 11 February 2009 22.00 GMT (Sorrel Neuss is a freelance British journalist who trained at City University in 2006. She has previously worked for the China Daily in Beijing and the Institute for War and Peace Reporting in Kyrgyzstan, travelling extensively throughout Central Asia, Afghanistan and Tibet) (China Daily is an official publication of the Communist Party of China and the government of PRC. – WTN) Sexual abuse in monasteries and oppressive feudalism in traditional Tibetan society has been factored out of the argument against China's occupation, oversimplifying it. Han Chinese guards deliberately obstruct the pilgrim route through Lhasa to the holy Jokhang temple by sipping tea at strategically placed tables in the middle of the road. In front of the Po

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» Dunya Uyghur Qurultiyi: “Tosaqlardin Otush” namliq xelqaraliq yighin Italiyede ghelbilik axirlashti... - 09-May-2005
DUQ: “Tosaqlardin Otush” namliq xelqaraliq yighin Italiyede ghelbilik axirlashti Dunya Uyghur Qurultiyi(World Uyghur Congress), Italiyediki Rieti Muhajirlar Jemiyiti(Associazione Rieti Immigrant), Italiye Ten-herketchiler Birleshmisi(Unione Italiana Sport Per Tutti), Finlandiye Qizilkrist Jemiyiti (Red Cross Finland), Rusiyediki Insan Heqliri Yashlar Herikiti (Youth Human Rights Movement), Gollandiyediki Birlik (UNITED for Intercultural Action) qatarliq 6 xelqara teshkilatning birlikte sahipxanliq qilishi bilen otkuzilgen, “Tosaqlardin Otush” ( Dissolving Barriers) namliq xelqaraliq muhakime yighini 5-ayning 4-kuni Italiyening Rieti shehride bashlanghan bulup, 5-ayning 8-kuni ghelbilik axirlashti. Bu yighin putunley Yavrupa Kengiyishining (the Council of Europe) ixtisadi yardimi bilen echildi. Yighingha dunyadiki 40 ge yeqin dolettin 93 xelqaraliq teshkilatning wekilliri ishtirak qildi. Yighinda dunyada mewjut buliwatqan her-xil mesililer, tosaqlar we bu tosaqlardin otushning yolliri

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» Guantanamo Uighurs' strange odyssey - 11-January-2007
Guantanamo Uighurs' strange odysseyBy Neil ArunBBC News, TiranaFormer Guantanamo Bay detainees, from left - Ahmed Adil, Adil Abdul Hakim and Abu Bakr QassimSipping orange juice before their midday prayers sit three men once treated as terrorists by two of the world's most powerful nations.Ahmed Adil, Adil Abdul Hakim and Abu Bakr Qassim were despatched to Guantanamo Bay at the dawn of the "war on terror".The US military eventually ruled that they did not pose a threat and set them free last summer.In their native China, however, they remain wanted men, regarded as militant Muslim separatists sympathetic to al-Qaeda.Fearing they would face torture or death if handed over to Beijing, the US arranged asylum for five of its former captives in Albania.   Detainee at Guantanamo BayAlbania is the new destination for a special type of terror suspectRead about how the Uighurs' transfer reveals a new trend in the "war on terror"From the safety o

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» Buddhist advice for tough times ~ via Sakyong Mipham - 26-March-2009
Buddhist advice for tough times ~ via Sakyong Mipham March 26, 2009 Waylon Lewis The Huffington Post March 24, 2009 Two Tibetan American Buddhist gurus, back in the day. Best-selling Buddhist author and teacher Sakyong Mipham (right) with his father, Chogyam Trungpa (founder of Shambhala, Naropa, author of Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism). Photo via Flickr. I grew up in an American Buddhist community, now called Shambhala. Instead of playing little league (which I did, too) I grew up practicing kyudo, ikebana, attending Buddhist seminaries at Shambhala Mountain Center and serving as sergeant major at Shambhala Sun Summer Camps (kinda the Buddhist version of Boy and Girl Scouts). Basically, my world was centered around a meditation-happy community whose aim it was to achieve, then export, inner peace. Converting people? Nah, that's for theists. As the Dalai Lama says, stick to your own tradition, begin what you start. Our aim, rather, was simply to work with other similarly-inspi

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» Tibet Support Group in Spain to file an extension of their lawsuit against Chinese authorities for recent crimes... - 10-July-2008
Tibet Support Group in Spain to file an extension of their lawsuit against Chinese authorities for recent crimes July 10, 2008 By Tenzin Sangmo Phayul July 9, 2008 New Delhi, July 9 - Tibet Support Group (Comité de Apoyo al Tibet) is set to file an augmentation of their initial lawsuit that was admitted January 10, 2006 accusing Chinese leaders Li Peng, Jiang Zemin and five others for crimes of genocide, torture and terrorism committed against the Tibetan people. If held accountable on these charges by the Spanish Court (who has alleged that it is competent to judge cases of crimes against Tibetans) any of these leaders traveling to a country with which Spain has an extradition treaty could be detained. The Group is all set to file an extension of their previous lawsuit on July 10 2008 in the Spanish High Court for various crimes committed during the March unrest which bears further legal proof and striking resemblance to the crimes denounced in their initial lawsuit. On May 9,

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» The limits of the Dalai Lama's Middle Way - 11-March-2009
The limits of the Dalai Lama's Middle Way March 11, 2009 They might venerate the spiritual leader, but young Tibetans believe 50 years without progress is too long STEPHANIE NOLEN The Globe and Mail (Canada) March 10, 2009 DHARAMSALA, INDIA - What will he say? What can he say? Early this morning, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, will address a large gathering of Tibetans at the Tsuglag Khang, the temple next to his home-in-exile in a hilltop pine forest in this town in northern India. The devout will wait, with reverence and with hope, to hear what he has to tell them today, the 50th anniversary of his exile. Close attention will be paid in China, which invaded and occupies his homeland and is watching these events intently; in India, which has played host to his government-in-exile all these years; and among the long-suffering Tibetan diaspora. There has been speculation that the Dalai Lama may speak in something of a harder tone today; harder, at least, by the standards of the ma

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» And Now, a Word from the Propaganda Bureau - 18-August-2008
And Now, a Word from the Propaganda Bureau August 18, 2008 Agam's Gecko Blog August 16, 2008 Unable to control the international media either through official restrictions or thug-like behavior, the CCP remains committed to controlling the domestic narrative of the Olympic Games as it is told by its own intimidated national press. Nothing must be left to chance, as Australia's Sydney Morning Herald reports on a new edict issued to the Chinese media. A stunningly frank 21-point plan from the propaganda bureau was issued to editors and journalists and orders them to ignore hot international topics and any issues that may reflect negatively on the Olympic Games. A translation of this directive from the state propaganda unit was obtained by SMH. The reference to "cancer-causing mineral water" has already raised some eyebrows. 1. The telecast of sports events will be live [but] in case of emergencies, no print is allowed to report on it. 2. From August 1, most of the previously a

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» YEARENDER: Chinese city isolated, divided after ethnic killings... - 11-December-2009
Earth Times Posted : Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:04:04 GMT Beijing - Many residents of China's far western city of Urumqi spent the second half of 2009 cut off from the world after the government sent in paramilitary police, imposed curfews, and suspended most internet and some telephone services. The lockdown followed the deaths in early July of at least 197 people in some of China's worst ethnic violence for decades. Writer Wang Gang was working on a new novel 2,000 kilometres away on China's eastern coast when friends called to tell him about the violence in Urumqi, the capital of China's vast Xinjiang region, which borders Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and other central Asian states. Wang, 49, grew up in Xinjiang and returns regularly to visit his family and friends. "English," his 2004 novel about his childhood in Urumqi during the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution, was published in English this year. Wang's Han Chinese friends said they thought the extreme violence in July had irreversi

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» ECONOMIC CHANGE PUTS SOCIAL PRESSURE ON UIGHURS IN CHINA?S XINJIANG PROVINCE... - 25-July-2007
 ECONOMIC CHANGE PUTS SOCIAL PRESSURE ON UIGHURS IN CHINA?S XINJIANG PROVINCEJack Carino 7/25/07The intersection of Ba Ying and Siao Tong streets in the western Chinese oil city of Korla could pass for suburban California. Shopping malls jostle for the attention of the well-heeled passersby, while the nearby river is lined with pristine walkways, parks, and sculptures.Down the road, looming apartment buildings hem in a patch of houses owned by Uighurs, the dominant ethnicity in China?s western Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Soon to be demolished, the old, low-slung homes signal Korla?s conversion from backwater to boomtown � and give a hint of the tensions between locals and newcomers as China strives to develop its farthest reaches.The construction of a new Xinjiang has accelerated rapidly since Communist Party leaders introduced the great western development strategy � popularly known as the Go West policy � in 1999. The idea was to spread China?s remar

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» 19th Anniversary Commemoration Rally of Tiananmen Square Massacre... - 12-June-2008
19th Anniversary Commemoration Rally of Tiananmen Square Massacre June 12, 2008 International Campaign for Tibet June 10, 2008 June 4 rally in front of the US Capitol commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen protests. June 4 rally in front of the US Capitol commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen protests. Against the backdrop of a Goddess of Democracy statue, US lawmakers, human rights groups and Chinese democracy advocates converged on Capitol Hill Wednesday to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square bloody massacre, calling for the release of all political prisoners in China. Today we remember the heroes of Tiananmen and call for the release of all political prisoners in China - all political prisoners in China," said Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Pelosi read the names of several Chinese prisoners, and the Panchen Lama, (the second highest ranking figure in Tibetan Buddhism who has been allegedly held by Beijing since he was six years old in 1995), and said "the US Congr

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» The 'Hanification' of Xinjiang - 18-August-2008
Asia TimesGreater ChinaAug 19, 2008  By Peter Navarro While Tibet has played the role of China's "rock star" to human-rights activists around the world, China's Xinjiang province has been treated more like an unwanted stepchild. One reason is that Tibet has a true rock star in the exiled Dalai Lama. Another reason is that the strife in Xinjiang involves Muslim ethnic minorities with alleged ties to the most hated man in the Western world - Osama bin Laden. All of this, however, is simply unfair because what is happening in Xinjiang in terms of human-rights violations may be even worse than the Tibetan repression. Xinjiang is China's largest province geographically but, with its extremes of heat and cold and desert climate, it is also one of its most sparsely populated. This province was formally annexed to the Manchu Qing Empire as early as 1759 but, for all practical purposes, it remained under the control of provincial warlords until the ascendancy of the Communist Party in 1949. Th

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» New Pipeline From Central Asia Feeds China - 14-December-2009
The New York TimesDecember 15, 2009By ANDREW E. KRAMER MOSCOW — With the turn of a ceremonial valve, China’s president, Hu Jintao, opened a big natural gas pipeline from central Asia to China on Monday, significantly increasing China’s access to the fuel and providing the first major alternative to exporting the region’s gas through Russia. The ambitious project runs 1,140 miles across three Central Asian nations to the Chinese border, linking Turkmenistan to the Chinese region of Xinjiang. Once inside China, it connects with a pipeline that can carry the fuel even farther east. Though helpful to the energy-parched China, the project siphons potential supplies from the long-delayed pipeline that the European Union would like to see built from Turkey to Central Europe. Such a project could also tap sources of natural gas in Turkmenistan, a stark illustration of the overlapping energy interests at play in the region. For the China pipeline, Turkmenistan says it c

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» Taiwanese Singers Seek His Holiness' blessings for '2009 Tibet Concert'... - 31-December-2008
Taiwanese Singers Seek His Holiness' blessings for '2009 Tibet Concert' December 31, 2008 TibetNet Tuesday, December 30 2008   Dharamshala: Taiwanese singer duo of Shan-ling and lead singer Freddy, sought the support and blessings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for their forthcoming concert 'Free Tibet' to be held in Taiwan in March 2009.   The singers have also extended an invitation to His Holiness the Dalai Lama to grace the concert during their audience on the morning of 29 December, The Tibet Post Internationalreported.   They hope that his kind of activity will make Taiwanese youth to become more concerned about freedoms, democracy, and human rights.   His Holiness the Dalai Lama said that Taiwanese people should uphold human rights issues everywhere in the world, including Tibet and Taiwan.   While in Dharamshala, the singers will also visit the Central Tibetan Administration, educational institutions and non-governmental organisations to learn more abo

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» 60 years on, China faces major social struggles - 27-September-2009
Article LinkSeptember 27, 2009By Robert SaigetAFP BEIJING — China will tout the successes of 60 years of communist rule on Thursday, but the world's most populous nation faces an array of serious challenges as it seeks to sustain fast-paced economic growth. Mass rural unemployment, simmering ethnic tensions in Xinjiang and Tibet, a greying society and the fallout from decades of environmental neglect are only a few of the issues facing the People's Republic founded in 1949 by Mao Zedong. "The gap between rich and poor is seriously widening, so they need to redistribute income to allow people to think it is fair," he told AFP. "They need to fight corruption, which is institutionalised, and they know they need to advance 'democracy'." Joseph Cheng, a China expert at the City University of Hong Kong, explained that many of the country's deep-rooted societal problems - especially joblessness - stem from its sheer size. "China's population of 1.3 billion people is a huge burden for t

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» Seminar on 1914 Shimla Convention held in New Delhi - 06-July-2008
Seminar on 1914 Shimla Convention held in New Delhi July 06, 2008 By Tenzin Sangmo Phayul July 4, 2008 New Delhi, July 4 - Commemorating the 94th anniversary of the July 3 Shimla Convention(1914) the ML Sondhi Institute For Asia Pacific Affairs supported by the Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Centre (TPPRC) organized a day long seminar on the Agreement and its subsequent consequences at the India International Centre in New Delhi today. Presenters and subject experts included Dr. Anand Kumar from the Centre for the Study of Social Systems JNU, MP Khiren Rijiju (Lok Sabha) from Arunachal Pradesh, Former Ambassadors Dalip Mehta and Ranjit Gupta, Senior Advocates Rajiv Dhawan and Naresh Mathur (Supreme Court of India), Major General Vinod Saighal and Gandhian Rajiv Vora, Chairman of Swarajpeeth and its Director Dr. Niru Vora. In the year 1914 representatives of Great Britain Sir Henry McMahon, Secretary in the British-India Government, Ivan Chen Special Commissioner for Foreign

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» Now for the overseas fifth column - 27-August-2009
The Taipei TimesBy Sushil SethThursday, Aug 27, 2009, Page 8 Isn’t it ironic that the more China becomes a major global player; the more it shows signs of insecurity? One encounters this all the time, whether the communist leadership is attempting to deal with dissidents, the Dalai Lama or, more recently, Rebiya Kadeer, leader of the World Uyghur Congress. Rebiya Kadeer, 62, who lives in exile in the US and is the mother of 11 children, stands accused of igniting the recent riots in Xinjiang, triggered by the killing of Uighur workers at a factory in Guangdong. How she did all this thousands of kilometers away in the US is hard to comprehend, but Beijing is adamant, calling her a criminal and a terrorist. Previously, she spent five years in a Chinese jail, and before that was said to be China’s richest businesswoman. When the Chinese leadership decides to go after someone or some group, it does not concern itself with the plausibility of accusations. Indeed, the ferocity w

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» Lessons from the monks: Detach. Let go. Move on. - 14-June-2009
Lessons from the monks: Detach. Let go. Move on. June 14, 2009 By Savannah Morning News 2009-06-13   I love the Tibetan monks. I love their joy, their gravity, their passion and the way they can shift from one emotion to the next, almost seamlessly. I love their strong, brown, hairless arms, the deep, throaty, other-worldly sound of their chanting.   I love their frilly, half-moon shaped, yellow hats. I want a hat, though I feel bad when I think that because I have so much already and anyway, isn't that what Buddhism and Zen is all about, NOT wanting something?   I love their agelessness and their patience. I marvel at the wonder they evoke and the assortment and numbers of people they draw around them.   I love their colors, any and all variations of yellow, saffron, red and orange.   Hosting a meal   I love their obvious sense of humor. During their visit, which ended last Sunday, I volunteered to serve them lunch at my house. But before we ate, we tour

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» After Tibet violence, Germany halts aid talks with China - 20-March-2008
After Tibet violence, Germany halts aid talks with China March 20, 2008 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 DPA Berlin - Responding to the violence in Tibet, Germany announced Wednesday it was freezing aid talks with Beijing which mainly involve grants to reduce air pollution by power plants. The move marks a fresh upset in Berlin-Beijing relations, which had only recently been patched up after the Chinese were angered at Chancellor Angela Merkel receiving the Dalai Lama in her office in September last year. The inter-government aid talks, set to begin in May, would not begin until the violence has stopped, said German Development Aid Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul. "Force can never be the solution," she said. "The two sides can only arrive at a solution through dialogue. Under such conditions, it is hardly conceivable to be conducting inter-government negotiations." Merkel's deputy spokesman, Thomas Steg, repeated Berlin's call on both sides in Tibet to respect human rights and

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» UNPO ning 8-qetimliq Qurultiyi axirlashti - 30-October-2006
UNPO ning 8-qetimliq Qurultiyi axirlashti Wakaletsiz Milletler Teshkilati (UNPO)ning 8-qetimliq Qurultiyi 2006-yili 10-ayning 27-kuni Taipeydiki Xelqara Konferansi Sariyida bashlangan idi. 3 kün dawam qilghan qurultay jeryanida UNPO ge eza milletlerning mesililiri kozdin kechuruldi. UNPO ning nizamnamisi ustide zorur bolghan tuluqlashlar elip berildi. her-qaysi milletlerning wekilliri umumi weziyetliri heqide melumat berip otti. yighinda DUQ bash katibi Dolqun Eysa Sherqiy Turkistangha wakaliten soz qilip, Sherqiy Turkistan umumi weziyiti melumat berip otti. yighin jaryanida yene herqaysi milletlerning mewjut mesililiri heqide qarar lahileri oturgha qoyuldi. DUQ Ijrahiye reisi, UAA bash katibi Alim Seyit teripidin otturgha qoyulghan Sherqiy Turkistan heqidiki qarar lahiyesi wekillerning birdek maqullighi bilen qobul qilindi. yighining axirqi kuni UNPO ning yengi rehber heyiti saylinip chiqildi. Ogoni millitin bolghan Ledum Mitee reislike, Teywenlik Maysing Yang muawin reislike, Marino

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